I Spy Fantasy - Hardcover

Marzollo, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439684226 ISBN 13: 9780439684224

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2005

Synopsis

Treasure seekers of all ages can visit 13 dazzling fantasy environments--including a city of blocks, a space station of kitchen tools, a planet of toys, and an underwater wonderland.

About this title

About the Author

JEAN MARZOLLO has written many award-winning children's books, including the I Spy books, the I Spy Little books, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Jean lives with her husband, Claudio, in New York State's Hudson Valley.

From Booklist

Gr. 1-3, younger for reading aloud. As they did in three previous books, I Spy (1992), I Spy Christmas (1992), and I Spy Mystery (1993), Marzollo and Wicks offer an oversize volume featuring incredible photographic collages. Here, fantasy is the theme, so one two-page spread is an assemblage of clouds, angels, white birds, and castles against a sky of heavenly blue; another is a woodland scene with frogs fishing, bears fiddling, and cats jamming, one on the sax, another on the bass, and yet another on the drum. The text challenges readers to find objects in the pictures: "I spy a mailbox, a feather, a flute, / A horseshoe, a beetle, a basket of fruit." One of the first questions readers may ask when they see the book is, "How did they do that?" A two-page addendum explains how Wick creates the elaborate sets for the spreads, with the final riddles written after the photos are taken. There are also suggestions for other activities, such as writing your own stories. A real imagination stretcher that can be used in a variety of ways. Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0439684226
• ISBN 13: 9780439684224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 20
• Illustrator: Wick Walter